Custom cell and stack-view programmatically - swift

Question

I am creating a tableview with a custom cell programmatically. I would like to utilise a stack view with arranged subviews within the custom cell. However, all my efforts have failed. Firstly is it possible to do this?
Secondly I am placing the code after:
override init(style: UITableViewCell.CellStyle, reuseIdentifier: String?) {
super.init(style: style, reuseIdentifier: "cellId")
I am using this code to create the stack view:
let thestack: UIStackView = {
let sv = UIStackView()
sv.distribution = .fillEqually
sv.axis = .vertical
sv.spacing = 8
return sv
}()
But I can't add the arranged subviews to this in addition to which after I addsubview(thestack) and list all the constraints - none of my data shows in the custom cell. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible. Follow like below:
class CustomTableViewCell: UITableViewCell {
let stackView: UIStackView = {
let stackView = UIStackView()
stackView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
stackView.spacing = 10
stackView.distribution = .fillEqually
return stackView
}()
override init(style: UITableViewCell.CellStyle, reuseIdentifier: String?) {
super.init(style: .default, reuseIdentifier: reuseIdentifier)
addSubview(stackView)
stackView.leftAnchor.constraint(equalTo: leftAnchor, constant: 10).isActive = true
stackView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: topAnchor, constant: 10).isActive = true
stackView.rightAnchor.constraint(equalTo: rightAnchor, constant: -10).isActive = true
stackView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: bottomAnchor, constant: -10).isActive = true
let redView = UIView()
redView.backgroundColor = .red
let yellowView = UIView()
yellowView.backgroundColor = .yellow
let blackView = UIView()
blackView.backgroundColor = .black
stackView.addArrangedSubview(redView)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(yellowView)
stackView.addArrangedSubview(blackView)
}
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented")
}
}